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  • Wi-Fi enabled Litter-Robot for cats

    From Tigger@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 22 22:27:32 2021
    You can't make this stuff up.

    Longish, best to follow the link. The pictures are worth it.

    https://gizmodo.com/this-wifi-enabled-space-toilet-for-cats-turned-me-into-1847303337

    "The Litter-Robot opts for a less mechanically complicated, if far
    bulkier, solution.
    It’s basically a giant plastic dome that you fill with almost any normal brand of
    litter. The cat enters, does what it came for, and triggers a weight
    sensor. Some
    7-15 minutes later, depending on configuration, a gear activates and
    rotates the
    dome upside down, sifting the newly formed clumps out of the litter with a plastic
    screen. The dirty bits fall into a drawer with a plastic liner and carbon filter for later
    removal, then the dome reverses and moves the clean stuff back into place."

    "The wifi-enabled Litter-Robot 3 Connect we tested is the more expensive
    model
    at $500 and can be paired to an app that makes it into a sort of smart
    home device.
    The app keeps users updated on how full the waste shelf is, lets them
    cycle or
    restart the unit, and keeps a graph of how often a cat enters. The last
    feature is
    surprisingly useful."

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to Tigger on Mon Aug 23 17:34:22 2021
    On 8/23/2021 12:27 AM, Tigger wrote:
    You can't make this stuff up.

    Longish, best to follow the link. The pictures are worth it.

    https://gizmodo.com/this-wifi-enabled-space-toilet-for-cats-turned-me-into-1847303337


    "The Litter-Robot opts for a less mechanically complicated, if far
    bulkier, solution.
    It’s basically a giant plastic dome that you fill with almost any normal brand of
    litter. The cat enters, does what it came for, and triggers a weight
    sensor. Some
    7-15 minutes later, depending on configuration, a gear activates and
    rotates the
    dome upside down, sifting the newly formed clumps out of the litter with
    a plastic
    screen. The dirty bits fall into a drawer with a plastic liner and
    carbon filter for later
    removal, then the dome reverses and moves the clean stuff back into place."

    "The wifi-enabled Litter-Robot 3 Connect we tested is the more expensive model
    at $500 and can be paired to an app that makes it into a sort of smart
    home device.
    The app keeps users updated on how full the waste shelf is, lets them
    cycle or
    restart the unit, and keeps a graph of how often a cat enters. The last feature is
    surprisingly useful."

    I think Persia, and later Buffy would have freaked out (a) using a
    covered litter box and (b) hearing the sound that thing makes when it
    scoops the box. Then again, I'm not convinced anyone really needs an
    "app" for litter boxes. ;)

    Jill

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